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The Multi Direct Selling Party

Mlive.com: Julie Ronan knows how to make the best out of any situation. In January 2009, the 35-year-old Saginaw resident was laid off from her job as a hearing specialist. She was six months pregnant with her third child. But Ronan, who already was dabbling in independent sales consulting and home product party hosting, turned

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Share Happy

While instantly gratifying, buying ice cream from a vending machine isn’t as fun as it could be, says trendspotter Springwise. Which is why SapientNitro and Unilever created the world’s first smile-activated ice cream vending machine. The underlying technology is sophisticated, but the concept is simple: consumers walk up to the machine, smile and are rewarded

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Jerky With A Punch

Serendipity struck in the winter of 2006 on a chairlift above the slopes in Snowbird, Utah, when a Red Bull energy drink exploded in Brian Levin’s backpack, soaking his lunch. Levin chowed down on soggy beef jerky that now came with a tangy kick. A new snack was born: caffeine-enhanced dried meat. According to Forbes,

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Emily Rose @ Home Reopens Bizop

Almost one year ago we interviewed Emily Rose @ Home mompreneur, Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, about her business and direct selling opportunity. Since then her opportunity has been relaunched, giving moms everywhere a chance to make a little money selling doll clothing. What could be better than joining in the recovering economy by starting a business that

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Could Groupon Save Your Biz?

This post may sound a bit bold, but John Jantsch writing for OPEN Forum has personally witnessed three separate businesses dramatically impacted by their participation with Chicago based collective buying phenomenon Groupon. Groupon is a collective buying discount service. Actually, that idea has been around in variations for years, both on and offline, but Groupon

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